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Matt Godden signs on a two year contract
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If we’re on uninteresting stats (😉), not one player in the Championship reached 20 league goals last season.Brownie12 said:
An uninteresting stat here….4 of those came in the first 4 games of the season.NabySarr said:
We need lots of people to chip in. But from our squad we are missing 1 of the 3 players that scored the most goals last season in Godden. And the other 2, Kelman and Knibbs, haven’t been fully up to speed because they signed later on. They should both be getting there nowthenewbie said:
I am actually in agreement, I think my other posts came across more critical of Godden specifically than intended.Garrymanilow said:
12 goals for a team looking to just stay up, maybe push towards midtable if possible is a great return. We're not a team who are going to be relying on a 20 goal striker like we were when we were expecting to push for promotion in L1. 6 goals from him and the rest of our strikers, maybe 10-12 from one in a good season is pretty much what Curbs relied on before we brought Bent in. Godden tends to go on little runs of goalscoring and once he's back if he can do that in a clump then we'll pick up enough wins to be safe. It's the same with Kelman, Leaburn, TC and Olaofe, if two of them get 5 or 6 each and the others 3 then that will match roughly what you're expecting from a newly promoted team trying to survive. We need to get the strikers scoring but even then we're in the Championship, it's going to be low scoring from each player as it always has been for a team in our positionthenewbie said:
32 goals, over 4 seasons. So he can score at this level but he's hardly prolific, 12 was his best ever season. There's more to his game than goals of course but goals are specifically what we're lacking and he's unlikely to be the solution to that specific issue.raytreacy said:I believe he has scored about thirty goals in the Championship for Coventry. He is more than capable of scoring in this division with the right service. I am not convinced with Kelman but it is early days. We are a bit powderpuff at the moment.
What I was trying to say was actually something very similar to this - Godden coming back will absolutely benefit the team and he absolutely is a good player. But he's not s good that him being back/in the team is enough on its own. If/when he does come back and scores 5-10 goals this season, the other strikers will STILL have to start being more efficient as well.
Godden will probably help with the lack of goals, but won't solve that issue on his own.
Oxford’s top scorer last season scored 6 goals. We don’t need someone to bang in 15-20 goals in order to stay up (though it would be great if someone did), we just need a lot of people chipping in, like we had last season with 18 different goal scorersGodden, or any of our strikers, hitting 12-15 would go a very long way to seeing us have a very decent season, particularly with a solid defence.1 -
We might find out if he ever gets a gamepaulsturgess said:isnt Knibbs supposed to be a quality CM?6 -
I think he's more of a goalscoring attacking midfielder/second striker.paulsturgess said:isnt Knibbs supposed to be a quality CM?
Hard to pass judgement on him as he's played so little, but in the Cambridge game he didn't show any obvious signs that he was a creative passer.0 -
A quality Jones CM, but that’s not the same as being a classy playmaking CM many would like to see.paulsturgess said:isnt Knibbs supposed to be a quality CM?0 -
if any of our players this season reach double figures it'll be a cracking achievement0
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You're looking at a list of bare statistics - which never tell the context.thenewbie said:
32 goals, over 4 seasons. So he can score at this level but he's hardly prolific, 12 was his best ever season. There's more to his game than goals of course but goals are specifically what we're lacking and he's unlikely to be the solution to that specific issue.raytreacy said:I believe he has scored about thirty goals in the Championship for Coventry. He is more than capable of scoring in this division with the right service. I am not convinced with Kelman but it is early days. We are a bit powderpuff at the moment.
There's no account of spells of longer term injuries, or regularly coming off the bench to impact games; key involvements in goals - or even perhaps, a struggling winless run by his injury-hit team, or because there are other younger quality players now keeping him out of their side.
The key point other posters are making is his all-round nous and experience is as valuable to our team as his goals scored.
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I don't think anyone agreed with me.Covered End said:If Godden is out for a few weeks, that brings us into September.
He's then got to get match fit.
I reckon he won't feature until October if we're lucky.0 -
I think if he’s scoring his first goal by December, he’s doing well.Covered End said:
I don't think anyone agreed with me.Covered End said:If Godden is out for a few weeks, that brings us into September.
He's then got to get match fit.
I reckon he won't feature until October if we're lucky.1 -
Attacking midfielder rather than a natural 8 like Docherty, however there’s no way Carey is getting dropped anytime soonpaulsturgess said:isnt Knibbs supposed to be a quality CM?1 -
Carey has been one of our outstanding performers I’d say.Anyway Matty comes back soon. It will be a huge boost to the squad!4
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Don’t see why Carey couldn’t do what Docherty does .Crispywood said:
Attacking midfielder rather than a natural 8 like Docherty, however there’s no way Carey is getting dropped anytime soonpaulsturgess said:isnt Knibbs supposed to be a quality CM?0 -
Wonder if there saving him for a November return, when we’ve got 6 matches to play.0
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I've heard it could be sooner.Mendonca In Asdas said:Wonder if there saving him for a November return, when we’ve got 6 matches to play.
Ole ole ole
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I know some supporters have said they are not able to view a X post (this is for them):JohnnyH2 said:
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Was hoping that was gonna say taking part in a behind closed doors friendly.JustFloydRoad said:
I know some supporters have said they are not able to view a X post (this is for them):JohnnyH2 said:3 -
Knibbs is more of an attacking midfielder who loves to press and tends to make his own chances that way, rather than through passing.Really feel we’re desperately missing godden, I think him and tanto will be a great pair.3
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So not fit for Sat & therefore unlikely for Tuesday eve at Derby.
We enter October with Godden still missing 😔0 -
Hopefully these’ appearances’ are signs of him being on the mend then just superficial.golfaddick said:So not fit for Sat & therefore unlikely for Tuesday eve at Derby.
We enter October with Godden still missing 😔
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Covered End said:If Godden is out for a few weeks, that brings us into September.
He's then got to get match fit.
I reckon he won't feature until October if we're lucky.
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I imagine a few of the questions may be about his return to the first team.JustFloydRoad said:
I know some supporters have said they are not able to view a X post (this is for them):JohnnyH2 said:3 -
I was told it will be six weeks from his operation until he starts training again. So I don’t think we will see Matty until October.2
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"Matty [Godden] is still a slow process at the minute'
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Sad as it is to say, but IF he's back in training by mid October, we won't see him back and fully match fit this side of Christmas...which would be a real blow.0
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Next week then ? I’ll ask him tomorrow in the lounge if I get the chanceraytreacy said:I was told it will be six weeks from his operation until he starts training again. So I don’t think we will see Matty until October.0 -
Clearly we’ve not quite yet sold 20k tickets for this one as the social media team would be all over it1
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The longer he is out the worse our front line looks.
Just hope he hasn't had a set back & wont be back until Nov.1 -
Matt was scheduled to do the Q&A session in Club 1905 yesterday. He wasn't there, instead we got a few minutes with Jim Rodwell. He explained that Matt had just had an aspiration on his knee (fluid draining session to you and me!) and was currently spending a couple of days of complete rest. So, if he's not currently able to walk around....0
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Disappointing news. That suggests he won't be back for a while.cafcfan said:Matt was scheduled to do the Q&A session in Club 1905 yesterday. He wasn't there, instead we got a few minutes with Jim Rodwell. He explained that Matt had just had an aspiration on his knee (fluid draining session to you and me!) and was currently spending a couple of days of complete rest. So, if he's not currently able to walk around....0
